I went to my first track day with the c5 this weekend. I've been to autobahn south enough times that I'm pretty familiar with the line. My previous best in the F82 M4 was 1:38.21. First day out in the new c5 I ran 1:37.94. Down well over 100hp and losing time with shifts vs…
Installed an auto-blip tonight. Pretty easy to do. Tap into power at the OBD, Clutch top switch, brake light switch, and then 3 throttle wires. When the brake and clutch are depressed at the same time it’ll blip. Duration and delay are adjustable with the little control box below.
Buttoning things up this weekend. Got the AC working. Installed a new exterior temp sensor and recharged the system. the low pressure fill valve seems to be leaking, but that’s a problem for future me. Resting the bottle on the header really helps counter the bottle freezing up. It blows cold now Hood back on…
nsogiba said: In reply to theruleslawyer : I had the same issue with the exhaust bolts on my C5. Just ended up doing headers from Huron Speed (don’t know if they still offer that system). Maybe just torch/drill out those studs and replace? I get not wanting to throw more money at the problem. Yah….
Today I put in new axles on both sides. This should fix the grease explosion I had in RR. Still a lot of grease on the suspension that I had to clean off. While I was in there, new diff seals as well. It’s a surprisingly easy job aside from just taking the suspension apart….
Last weekend I tackled the steering rack. What a PITA that was. I’d like to strangle the engineer who made me drop the subframe to get the rack out and only allow about 1/32nd of a turn on the PS lines from the pump. Extra fun was the new rack didn’t come centered. So when…
This weekend was the first event with the car. Autocross school with the Scca. I was there mostly to shake down the car before its first track day. shocks i ran 8c,8r f 6c,6r r. Viking crusader doubles. I was targeting 30 psi f/r hot. Wear and roll with the ns-2r looked good with those…
Busy weekend Friday was fluids- did the rear diff and transmission. The diff was a little sparkly. It was also super dirty, so who knows when it was last changed. Trans fluid looked pretty okay. Amsoil went back in. Saturday- Started the coilover install. I ended up going with the Viking Crusader dual adjustables. 600F/550R….
File this under dumb stuff I do… Also poured in some lucas stop leak. The fluid in there was pretty gross. Cross my fingers. Rented the steering wheel puller again. My wheel angle was off and the 1/2″ adapter didn’t get it where I needed. If you take the clock spring off you can get…
Never fixed a rack but they’re not difficult to remove. You might want to upgrade the rack mounting bushing while you’re in there, it’s cheap and easy. https://www.dougrippie.com/drm-steering-rack-bushings — nsogiba, Grassroots Motorsports forum, March 6, 2024 In reply to nsogiba : I hear it’s just a lot of work. I need to disassemble the front…